Derek Martin
Actor/Actriz
25
Movies
43
TV Shows
Derek Martin was one of the most authentic working class voices in British film and television since the 1970s. Born Derek William Rapp in 1933, Martin was in the RAF for his National Service and took up a series of jobs including road worker, Smithfield Meat Market porter, and professional gambler, before entering showbusiness as an extra and stunt performer in a variety of programmes including Doctor Who. He retired from stunt work following an injury on Elizabeth I in 1971 and moved into acting. His most famous break out role was as the corrupt detective Fred Pyle in GF Newman's controversial 1978 drama Law & Order. In the following decade Martin had major roles in TV dramas such as The Chinese Detective and King & Castle, and played James Cagney's aide in milos Forman's epic 1981 film Ragtime. In 2000, Martin joined the cast of EastEnders as Charlie, the patriarch of the Slater family, a role he continued to play on and off for sixteen years.
As Actor/Actress
Doctor Who
David Mitchell
EastEnders
Charlie Slater
Play for Today
Security Guard
Minder
Cedric
Ready, Steady, Cook
Self - Guest
Z-Cars
Los Hart
Inspector Drootin
The Professionals
Renshaw
GMTV
Self
Playhouse
Reg
The Sweeney
Spooner
Theatre 625
No Hiding Place
Maigret
Extra (uncredited)
Upstairs, Downstairs
Heckler
Softly, Softly
Angels
Little Britain
Self
Celebrity Mastermind
Como el perro y el gato
Scott
Dixon of Dock Green
Len Drake
Shoestring
Parry
Survivors
Cyril
Terry and June
Policeman
The Duchess of Duke Street
Ben Smythe
The Detectives
Groom's Father
New Scotland Yard
Bill
The Gentle Touch
Target
Taxi Driver
Paul Temple